September 2025

Welcome to our Arts & Entertainment newsletter.

We'll be letting you know about movies and music, and library resources focused on the arts.

...Never to Leave: An Artist's Journey Through Havana

See the vibrant streets of Havana through the eyes of Cuban artist Yosvany Martínez in a Tūranga exhibition, 24 September-9 November 2025.

Library events

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

In this course, diversity expert Stacey Gordon Stacey explores the most common forms of unconscious bias and its implications.

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Get up to speed with Excel expert Dennis Taylor as he demonstrates how to efficiently manage & analyse data in Microsoft Excel.

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Dec 8th | 10:00am - 12:00pm

Aranui Library

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A drop-in social and creative group - draw and paint at your own pace. Meet new people, have conversations and make art. Materials supplied!

Studio Starters: Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 18 years+
Series

Dec 6th | 10:30am - 3:30pm

Tūranga

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Join us for an intensive one-day beginner course in video editing. Using DaVinci Resolve, a professional video-editing application.

New titles

Featured magazine: Grazia

“Grazia combines 'A-list' celebrity exclusives with thought-provoking, real-life features and agenda-setting fashion. Each week we bring you: - 'A-lister' celebrity news and gossip - The very latest in fashion news and trends - What's hot NOW - Amazing real-life stories - Reports from all the key fashion shows around the world. Love fashion and celebrities? Then you'll love Grazia!”

The Arts at WORD Christchurch 2025

Blog Post

Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art

An eager WORD Christchurch crowd heard details of Toi Te Mana, a landmark account of Māori art from authors Deidre Brown and Ngarino Ellis.

Blog Post

Confluence: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Indigenous writers and performers exploring their connections across the Pacific at Confluence.

More WORD posts

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September 2025

...Never to Leave: An Artist's Journey Through Havana

Library events

Unconscious Bias on LinkedIn Learning

Excel Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Studio Starters: Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 18 years+
Series

New titles

New in films

Books about films

Books about musicians

Books about art

Featured magazine: Grazia

The Arts at WORD Christchurch 2025

Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art

Confluence: WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

September 2025

Library events

Art for Adults at Aranui LibrarySeries

Studio Starters: Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 18 years+Series

New titles

Featured magazine: Grazia

The Arts at WORD Christchurch 2025

Art for Adults at Aranui Library
Series

Studio Starters: Video Editing in DaVinci Resolve 18 years+
Series